trade book
Definition
- Noun:
- A book published and distributed for sale to the general public through regular retail channels, as opposed to a textbook, academic journal, or specialized manual. It is designed for a broad, non-specialist audience.
Usage
- The term "trade book" is used primarily in the publishing and bookselling industries to categorize a type of publication. It distinguishes general-interest books from other types of published material.
- It is a standard category in bookstores, libraries, and publishing catalogs.
Examples
- Noun:
- The novel became a best-selling trade book and was available in every major bookstore.
- While his academic papers are for specialists, his latest history of Rome is written as a trade book to reach a wider audience.
- The publisher's fall catalog features several new trade books on cooking, biography, and popular science.
Advanced Usage
- "Trade paperback": A specific, common format for trade books. It is a high-quality paperback edition, typically larger and more durable than a mass-market paperback, and often published simultaneously with or after a hardcover edition.
- I'll wait for the trade paperback edition to come out; it's less expensive than the hardcover.
Variants and Related Words
- Trade publishing (n): The sector of the publishing industry concerned with producing and selling trade books.
- She works in trade publishing, acquiring novels and non-fiction for general readers.
Synonyms
- General-interest book
- Consumer book
Antonyms
- Textbook
- Academic monograph
- Technical manual
- Scholarly journal
Noun
-
a book intended for general readership
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